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UNITED sTATEs PATENT' OFFICE@` FRE-BRICK C. TISCHHAUSER, 0F EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF` ONE-ELEV- 1 ENTH TO IRA VOYLES, ONE-ELEVENTH T0 NOEL I-IOYLE, ONE TWENTY-SECOND T0 JAMES JAMIESON, AND ONE TWENTY-SECOND TO JOHN YE-SNOSKY, ALL OF ED- WARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS.

PRESS.

Application led August 8, 1924. Serial No; 730,881.`

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FREDRICK C. Tison- HAUsnR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Edwardsville, in the county of Madison and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements .in Presses, of which the following is a` specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in presses and more especially to presses for separating cottage cheese from the whey.

lThe primary object of my invention is to provide a simple and economical press of the above character, whereby large quantities of cottage cheese may be produced in a relatively short time.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of this character, whereby the above result may be accomplished with the minimum labor, and consequently, the saving of much expense in this connection.

lith the foregoing and other objects in view that will appear as the nature of my invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts illustrated in the drawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only and are therefore not drawn to scale Figure 1 is a plan view of a cottage cheese press embodying my improvement.

Figure 2 is a side elevation.

Figure 3 is a transverse section, taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section taken on line 4-#1 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings for a more particular description of my invention and in which drawings like parts are designated by like reference characters throughout the several views, my improved press embraces an oblong vat or casing A, mounted on the supporting legs 1 and 2, and consisting of the straight side walls 3 and 4 and the corrugated bottom 5, forming three or more transversely disposed substantially V-shaped troughs 6. The vat is preferably provided with an inner lining 7, of sheet tin or other suitable material. A

A rock bar 8, extends longitudinally of the vat and is formed at opposite ends with the cylindrical extensions 9, which work on the upper edges 10 of the side walls 3 and4, bcneath the guide strips or bars 11. Said rock bar is provided with l3 or more downwardly and rearwardly inclined V-shaped tongues or paddles 12, which work in the corresponding troughs 6 of the vat.

A rectangular strip 13 of cheesecloth or other suitable material is attached atl three of its edges to the top of the vat, and at its remaining edge 14, to the upper edgejof the rock bar 8. The rock bar and paddles are raised and lowered by the U-shaped operat-` ing member 15, whose body portion 16 is provided with a centrally disposed handle 16 and whose end portions 17 are fulcrumecl at theirV outer ends in vertical recesses 18, formed ins the upper edge of the side wall 4; of the vat, and pivoted at their inner ends, as at 19, to the horizontal links 20, which are in turn p-ivotally connected, as at 21, to brackets 22 carried by the end paddles. The links 20 are provided intermediate their ends with horizontal stops 23 adapted to be engaged by the end portions 17 of the operating member 15.

In practice, the cheese and whey are poured in upon the cheese cloth strip 13, and the cheese lifted up and pressed together by means of the paddles which facilitates the separation ofthe whey from the cheese. The whey collects in the V-shaped troughs of the vat and discharges thru the egress openings 23 into the meta-l trough 24, which is disposed longitudinally of the press at one side thereof. .The paddles are also preferably provided with transverse openings 25 to facilitate the drainage of the whey from the cheese.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, it is thought that the construction, operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended eX- planation.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is l 1. A cheese press of the character specilied, comprising an elongatedvat having a corrugated bottom, a rock bar pivoted at its ends on the vat and having paddles `correspending with and extending into the cor-` rugationso'f the bottom, manuali operated means for said rock bar and pad les, and a cheese cloth strip supported upon thetop of the vat above the paddles and adapted toube raised bythe latter to lift uvpl andfconipress the cheese.v

2. A press of the character specified coniprising an elongated vat having a corri''- gated bottom, forming a plurality of sub-. stantially V-shaped transversely disposed troughs, a longitudinally disposed roel; bar pivotedjatfit's ends on the vat and having Vshapedito-ngues or paddles extending into the troughs of the bottoni, a cheese cloth strip sup'portedupon the top ofthe vat above the paddles and'ma-iiually operated means for raising the rock bar and the paddles and a tro'ugl'i extending alongthe bottom and one side of the vat; said means comprising an operating member ulcrumed upon one Wall of the vat and pivotally connected with the paddles. y' v 3. A press of the character specified compr'ifsingV an elngat'edvat having a corrugatedbpttom forming a plurality of substzfintiallyV Vshapedv transversely disposed trougl'is, a longitudinally disposed rock bar pivoted atl its ends on the vat and having V-shaped tongues or paddles extending into the troughs of the bottom, as cheese cloth strip supported on the ltop of the, vat above said paddles and adapted to be raised' by the latter to lift up and compress the cheese and manually operated meansA forl raising saidv paddles; saidj means lcomprising a U- shaped ymemberulorinrred upon'on'e Wall of the vat and pivotallyconnected at its ends to corresponding"paddlesi 4.. A press of the character speciiied comprising an elongated vat having a corrugated bott'oin forming a plurality of substantially V-shaped 4 transversely disposed.' troughs; a. longitudinally disposed rock har pivoted` aty itsends on the vat and having Vl-shaped .tonguesvor 2paddles extend-v ing into the' troughs of the bottom, a cheese cloth str'iipsupported ton the top ofthe vat above said paddles and adaptedto be raised by the" latter to lift up and compress the cheese and manually operated means for raisin'grsa-id paddles, saidmeans comprising `a ll-shaped' member fulciumed upon one Wall oi the vat, horizontal links for pivotally connectingitheends of; said operating' inember' rWith corresponding paddles, and hori- Zontalstops on said links adapted to be engaged by theI end portions of said operating member. y

In testimony whereof I atIi-X my signature.

- Finnnnioi o. TisoHHAUsER. 

